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Lephonse Paige

Dallas

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Anaplan Systems Specialist

PrimeSource Building Products Inc.
12.2023 - Current
  • Sole owner of complete Anaplan workspace that houses three production models: Data Hub, Consolidations, and FP&A.
  • Holds Workspace Admin, Tenant Admin, Tenet Security Admin, User Admin, Page Builder and Workflow Owner assignments in workspace.
  • Works closely with Accounting, FP&A, Sales, and Pricing teams to discover pain points, gather requirements for new projects, and facilitate implementations of newly acquired entities into the Anaplan ecosystem.
  • Conducts maintenance/optimization of models including creation and deletion of actions, lists, modules, and dashboards while maintaining integrity of original build, as well as improving efficiency and overall productivity within the organization.
  • Builds original Anaplan applications to convert user experience from Classic Dashboards to New Ux
  • Troubleshoots and resolves issues related to data integrations, and data discrepancies between all three models.
  • Creates documentation and trains over 70 end users on how to use all Anaplan features they have access to.
  • Provides mentorship and coaching for users going through the Anaplan Model Builder certification process.

Anaplan Model Builder (Consultant)

Constellaition
10.2022 - 11.2023
  • Attended daily/weekly stakeholder meetings and team meetings to gather client business requirements, gather data, discuss designs for Anaplan solutions, discuss expectations and report progress on implementations in process
  • Author of user stories, data flow diagrams, model schemas, and wireframes used to convey model requirements gathered from stakeholder meetings
  • Developed complex multi-dimensional models, incorporating best practices for performance optimization and scalability
  • Created and managed flat lists, composite hierarchies, and modules
  • Created and managed ETL integration processes for import and export of data into or from Anaplan models
  • Designed and built UX Pages and Dashboards to create end user applications and facilitate model administration
  • Primary model builder for Financial Planning & Analysis solution with core features including annual budgeting, 4x1 re-forecasting, variance analysis, driver-based planning, target setting, spread, pre-seeding functionality, actuals integrations, and scenario planning
  • Primary model builder for Project & Portfolio Management solution with core features including project and portfolio creation and governance, cost/benefit analysis, resource management, time entry, implementation progress tracking, RAID log, and UAT functionality
  • Primary model builder for Workforce Planning solution with core features including headcount, new hire planning and on-boarding activities, position creation and tracking, promotion tracking, managing attrition, budget tracker and planning simulator
  • Participated in user acceptance testing as script writer, tester, and re-developer
  • Troubleshooted and resolved issues related to Anaplan models and data integrations
  • Implemented security and access controls to safeguard sensitive data within Anaplan.

Credit and Collections Manager

Omnicom Group Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2022
  • Trained and managed a group of 3 collections specialists covering a combined portfolio worth over $145M in monthly revenue, spread across 1000+ accounts
  • Assessed credit worthiness of current, and prospective customers
  • Recommended and established credit limits based on financial analysis
  • Conducted meetings with executive level clients to discuss findings of reported financial/credit analysis and facilitate appeals when necessary
  • Led meetings, sent emails, and made phone calls to executive or management level clients to collect past due balances, and discuss financial discrepancies within contracts and billing
  • Used Power BI, and Microsoft Excel to create KPI's and dashboards to share results and insights with upper management, including Vice President, and CFO
  • Extensively used Microsoft Excel to manage and organize all customer accounts owned
  • Created pivot tables and used formulas and vlookups for calculations and data manipulation
  • Worked in tandem with agency leads, project management teams, and billing teams to work out solutions to issues that arise (i.e customer disputes, incorrect billings, etc.)

Unit Manager – Public Sector Collections

Verizon
02.2017 - 09.2019
  • Promoted to Unit Manager after first year of employment
  • Trained and managed a team of 10 collections specialists managing a combined portfolio worth over $400 million dollars, spread across 8,000+ customer accounts
  • Managed day-to-day accounts receivable operations including payment posting and application, credit memo application, account reconciliations and adjustments
  • Used Salesforce, and Verizon's in house Collections Management System to investigate, and conduct research to identify root cause for aged receivables, and customer disputes
  • Led meetings, sent emails, and made calls to government clients to collect past due balances, and discuss discrepancies in payments vs billing
  • Utilized Microsoft Excel to cleanse financial data and create payment vs billing reports
  • Used vlookups to look up and extract financial data and used pivot tables to summarize data
  • Worked in tandem with customer government agencies, internal sales, contracting and billing teams to resolve customer financial disputes and produce settlements ranging in value between $100,000 - $1,000,000.

Education

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -

Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO
05.2018

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) In Business -

University Of Missouri
Columbia, MO
05.2015

Skills

  • Multi-Dimensional Modeling
  • Data Integration / ETL
  • Wire framing / Model Schema creation
  • UX and Dashboard Building
  • Data Hub Management
  • Advanced Formula Writing
  • Requirements Gathering & Defining
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Client-Facing Skills
  • Communication Skills / Presenting
  • Team Collaboration
  • Team Leader
  • Agile Methodology
  • Self-Starter / Self-Motivated

Certification

  • Anaplan Certified Solution Architect, 2023
  • Anaplan Level 3 Model Building, 2023
  • Anaplan Certified Model Builder, 2022

Timeline

Anaplan Systems Specialist

PrimeSource Building Products Inc.
12.2023 - Current

Anaplan Model Builder (Consultant)

Constellaition
10.2022 - 11.2023

Credit and Collections Manager

Omnicom Group Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2022

Unit Manager – Public Sector Collections

Verizon
02.2017 - 09.2019

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -

Lindenwood University

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) In Business -

University Of Missouri

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